Selladhore Anoj Kumar alias Baabu vs. Hon. Attorney – General – CA/HCC/0149/2023-2024

In the case between Selladhore Anoj Kumar alias Baabu (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney-General (Complainant-Respondent), the court addressed whether the sentencing disparity between co-accused—one having pleaded guilty and receiving a lenient sentence, and the other proceeding to trial and receiving a harsher sentence—was justified. The holding determined that sentence disparity can be appropriate when justified by differences in culpability, roles, and the benefit accorded by a guilty plea. The judgment reaffirmed the principle of sentencing parity informed by individual circumstances, relying on established sentencing jurisprudence and statutory provisions recognizing the benefit of a guilty plea. The decision revised the sentences of the appellant to ensure just application of